Manali in Kullu district recorded a minimum temperature of minus 2.2 degree Celsius, whereas in state capital Shimla the mercury dropped to 4.7 degree Celsius.

Himachal Pradesh is reeling under intense cold following a fresh spell of snowfall with temperatures in tribal Lahaul and Spiti district hitting a low of nearly minus 10 degreeCelsius, the Meteorological Department said.

The mercury in Kinnaur district and tourist destination Manali has also dropped below the freezing point.

Keylong, the administrative headquarters of Lahaul and Spiti district, has recorded the lowest temperature in the state at minus 9.9 degreeCelsius between 5.30 pm Thursday and 8.30 am Friday, said Shimla Meteorological Department's director Manmohan Singh.